An image from Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, one of the productions that also features Marian Wright Edelman.

Marian Wright Edelman

June 6, 1939 — Bennettsville, South Carolina, USA

Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for children's rights. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She is founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton.

Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

2004